Phalocrocorax olivaceus (Aves: Phalacrocoracidae) , a new vector of Henneguya sp. in aquatic ecosystems from southern Chile

Figueroa, L.; Torres, P.

Boletin Chileno de Parasitologia 50(3-4): 101-102

1995


ISSN/ISBN: 0365-9402
PMID: 8762677
Document Number: 439579
This is the first report of Henneguya sp., a myxozoan parasite of fishes, in faeces of Phalacrocorax olivaceus, a piscivorous bird, from Valdivia river, Chile Phalacrocorax olivaceus would be a mechanical vector of Hennguya sp. and contributes to disseminate the infection in fishes.

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